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I l DOINGS OF THE VAN I 0 ' i'M A . f cV-ND TO HELP WWA7 I THt SACVATlOM F=OR I ?SWJMT WITH A I ?-?"TTC6. CfoMTOl- , To M \ OvrrioN Mesns'j ikvvAiH VMM ll-l BECKER MET DEATH m WITHOUT FLINCH: 1 II I H H I Wear a sin Walked Composedly to Electric Chair Chanting Litany. a moonlig delight. HIS FINAL STATEMENT. w lien the r a pity, 'tis a Protested His Innoeence of the Crime ^ es, we 1 for Which He Was Sentenced tinie soon a to the Chair. A man ne\ Sing Sing Prison. Os.'ming. N. Y., tj| |ie lia8 rc July 30 ?Charles Becker paid the death penalty by electrocution here The Germ early today for having instigated the ,l *' a' ^ ' murder of Herman Rosenthal, gain- An(J .ltmo} Llor lhroo vo-iru affn With wnildpr- I . ..? -* ? ^ ? - I muse a leno fui composure and maintaining his innocence to the last the former New \ Some of t York police lieutenant led the way ' out' v%e t,lin to the execution chamber. A photo- This time graph of his wife was pinned in his Wfn no^ hav? shirt over his heart. Three shocks were given before the prison pliysi- Now come; oian pronounced life extinct at r>:.r>.? 0f those niys o'clock. With two priests at his side chanting a litany, flecker joining in Gratifying and repeating "have mercy on us has been tb the condemenod man walked steadily jng to the death ehair. He had sat up all night on the edge of his cot talk- Everybody ing to Deputy Waden Charles II. niust have Johnson. ocean. "I have got to face it and 1 am going to me it it quitely aid without The 8tree trouble to any one." health and ^ The deputy warden left Becker weaith. about an hour before the time for the execution. When Father Cashion. jjut when pr'scn priest, and Father Curry of jigger you New York came, they found Becker no^ bigger, with his face resting on his hand gazing at the prison floor. They re- Don't gro* mained v/ith him to the f.nd. To really dc Father Curry he gave his las', mej- or not. cage, which was: "I am not guilty by deed, or con- jf you w a spiraoy, or in any other way of the niust have t< death of Rosenthal. I am sacriilced putable fact, to my friends. Rear this message to the worm ana my menus, a men. Many a ci He hesitated a moment as he en- rocks aimply tered the execution room. He look- man>. knocks ed quickly at the double row of witnesses, glanced at the floor then sud- ^n(j wjlat denly walked over the rubber mat fashjoned ch and seated himself in the electric crop a crap7 chair. Three shocks were given before How inset the condemned man was pronounced er's face wli dead. He was put to death oy the the needed e State executioner whose name is unknown to the public. He said that in There is n his opinion Hecker had died in- we just had stantiy at the first contact. . out the eolu: At 4:30 o'clock he had given out the following typewritten statement Nashville as his dying declaration signed in r***>fiver? bei his own bold handwriting: such deceive . "My Dying Declaration. "Gentlemen: I stand before you in ls sa''' my full senses, knowing that 110 pow- ?r 110 man' .. , .. punctual, if er on earth can save me from the grave that is to receive me. In the o??. ? " d lllii face of that, in the teeth of those* jJOil on his gi who condemned me and in the i00klng mlgl presence of my God and your God, I proclaim my absolute innocence of If a war cc the foul crime for which I must die. story he con You are now about to witness my do- ered himself structlon by the State which is organised to protect the lives of the should Innocent. May Almighty God pardon generate every one who has contributed in any Portunities f degree to my untimely death. And ! now, on the brink of my grave I do- ' nn< sse* clare to the world that I am proud m Vt r Hay '' to have been the huiroand of the *m,rnor * purest, noblest woman that ever liv- The thern, ed?Helen Decker. This announce* CtJ ?|nety-a? ment is the only legacy I can leave wo?.t be her. I Md you all go?>d-bye. Father. I am ready to go. Amen. The space (Signed) give to Hari "CHARLES BECKER." given to the I True Courage j It doesn't 'T understand that Mr Orabwell g'ves others started in life by borrowing $50 You mouthing ah must admire a man with courage like that" "No, 1 don't," replied Mr. Now Is the Growcher. "The man I admire is the to make a c< one who had the courage to lend him and growlng the arty. i wt e *""" *" ???| II I ? 11. Willi I I mil III ^ annWMsqsaadi tiik LAXr.\sTi-:u m:\vs. jOONS I a?-f\0st f=-onC^OJ f v4hav\ tm?v ;K I t-ONC o *t 15 to askbo 1 m* - xhk \ i prom money, i want 5 ? \ i d/mrq1 cferrtaikn-v c;*a*t v ml c?oodn?ssi how i ave the. rjlks \ w6mo m?nt/ 1 ^rom vow a a n - tha. cod -^>*vakfc-v *' whbn tm^ae ?^6 ,e / fotmlm^ rvt pa^lvt,/ "r* trino j*mc ip / 1onm po* -this** and | v yhft wail '* a skil. j , cjlvfc mb mof?bv j i" ~ HI'I I I I I I I I ? ! | The trouble with the average man + in the south is that he talks about \IMIH . "^'cotton every time he opens his ?-w 11 ? -i ? mouth, rson Dailv Mail. I I I I I Cheer up: don't look so solemn; ile* it's worth while we have written this whole column of rhyming paragraphs to try to ;ht night is the lover s ra,se a laughs. \ knockers take a city, 'tis I WOMEN THIEVES IN CHURCHES' pity. | Boston Complains That Band Is Sys- | lope it will rain some tematically "Working" the Sacred Bajn Edifices of That City. A clever band of woman thieves is t r ct * to >t .1 >.?k? mi suspected of "working" the wealthy ached old age. congregations of several large Hoston churches. Hectors and sextons of at ans are giving Warsaw least two houses of worship have been s pretty raw . notified recently of purse and handbag t thefts during services. Circumstances i tt any sort of a girl can have led to the conviction that it is iw's head whirl. the same band that operated last spring among Hack Hay churchgoers | ., , Trinity Church in Copley square and he strikers have struck gt pau,.8 Kpiscopal Cathedrn, have k, beyond a <loul>t. been visited by members of the fe male gang lately. next year, we trust, we The suspects are all women. One of aw mum uu?i. inoin, at least, disguises herself in i ? deep mourning;, apparently to throw s a report of another one her prospective victims off their guard j terious spots on the sun. ?ther? of th?* suspected band are stun______ ningly gowned girls, attired always in .. . . the latest styles. One of the suspects . aa well as aw-prlslng. ? abou, y,.a? ol?, lnoth?r ? sald le increase in adtertia- to p., nol mor(, than twenty. Invarlably the thefts are from women in the congregations, and most often the is of the notion that wo stolen articles disappear during cornunrestricted use of the munion services, when the communicants leave their pews to receive the _____ sacrament. They return to tind that ? the demure, well-attired girl who sat t paving will conserve . ,. B , . . , beside them Is gone; so also Is the a so .ir < to t e ritv s purse or handbag, containing money or Jewelry, perhaps, which they had left on the cushioned seat when they you are attacked by a went forward. Or again, the sorrowshould rejoice that it is ful. aged woman in widow's weeds, whose heavy black veil had complete ly hidden her features, has vanished : vl about the weather, for and the worehlP?r'8 coatly muff or rich j ,. . ,. , fur piece Is missing, too.?Boston ?nt care w hether vou re . j Boat. ot~"u>"~make frienda you! GOING BACK INTO HISTORY .ct. and that la an indla- |u||>?, 0reek, w?? Sm>|| Forces, Captured Constantinople I In Year 1453. oncern has gone on the because of receiving too f On account of the fact that the' i. I Turks are in this great European war . | it is interesting to recall from the has become of the old-j history that on May 29, ap who alwavs called a I the forces of lhe ItaHans and Greeks, numbering only about 14,000, con quered Constantinople against an esti , , . 7~ . , mated defending army of Turks of ' ' ' 1 'l I>U *' '' a> 200,000. This has been disputed in en i. m.mages to ?ate i history as to numbers engaged, but ice' the salient fact remnins that the city founded by the Emperor Constantine o rhyme in this one but wa8 captured by the Italians and to have it in order to fill Greeks at that time, ain. The days following the Crusades had ? been marked by changes indescribable weut into the hands of in brief description. The Mohamme pause her officials were dan element had becomo dominant rs. Then in a political movement the Ital ians and Greeks assaulted the very that time and tide wait citadel of Mohanimedism and after a| so you should always be ,onK fl*ht against tremendous odd*, you can captured the then rather insignificant, capital of the Gateway to the Orient ? 77 77. i ... which has been the scene of many I n lhe ether day with a ??? ?llt I iro. and we certainly was of mal? o( ,hB ,r?alrat ol ity glum. aU warB The Arabic peoples had been aroused by the growth of Mohamraeirrespondent gets a good danism. The thought that if a devotee i siders that he has cov- of Islamism died for his faith lie was with glory. at once destined to translation to the - seventh heaven was paramount to all! all rejoice that the com- other thoughts. Then it was that the in w ill have better op- uprising of the Christian I-atlns and ( or education Greeks intruded into the lone years of' | the rule of Islam and conquered Conprohibitionists would ?tantinople. t. and now they have a use name is Kye. The Optimist ometer yesterday reach- ? ., . , . . . On the whole, poets do not seem to aven. and we hope it bave too a time of It It is t hot in heaven. rather rare for an editor to Bee eye . to eye with them In regard to the the newspapers used to quality of their work. ry Thaw is now being Fercival FHptop had had his work fall of Warsaw. "turned down" by five editors in sue cession, and was now being told the do any good, and only cold and bitter truth by the sixth. His n pain, when vo<< keep rage got the better of him. out the lack of rain. "Some day." he burst oat, "you ed ttors will be fighting tor my work." | 1.,time for all good m?*n "Never mind," chortled he of the mtrtbution to the good hard h.^rt. "When that day comas, cause of prohibition. nTen ? 1 lo"?- ni b* JU8t happy!"-? ) PuihuislpbU Lug uirar. wn mi i i imil I - -mm. 1 1 111 mot i MS . HSBi m* a. .\n;rsT a, uno. But Father's pocketbook can even IiTANCt T&CSP*4#NC CA?(jO Js CAS3 OU&.WiTH ^ A A6.WSA^|=d J m: J /^v'X'0 Word of Caution. Financial Genius. ' May I say just a word bf Mr. Foghorn?Take out your debt ! imP?8e sentence?" asked tl in singing lessons! You're crazy! railway magnate. "Well, whi What kind or a voice do you think I snapped the court. "Please rr have? Professor Squeale?I^ike a >'our honor, that you are iinpo Steam whistle, onlv u-nro., !?..? ! tnneo :.n,l ""? ~? ?, J -? Ut uv?, uut n urn MUU *IV,V ft1 aill.lll|^ II1C you've taken one lesson in your home cliiso," ho cautioned, fearing tho neighbors will raise the money worst.?Buffalo Express, and pay the debt. SOUTHERN RAII/ The Last Resort. Premier Carrier of the A Chicago judge lias just ruled that "the man is still head of the house." j PASSENGER TRAIN bCHl Further details, however, might dls- Trains arrive Lancaster Close that when he went home his N'? 118?YorWUle Rock ? ... ,, . intermediate stations 8: . dppl '>d t),<* r^caM of Judicial de- yQ ii3?Charleston, Colun cisions. 1 ittsburgh Lazette-1 imes intermediate stations a. m. No. 114?Marlon, Blacksbui Lancaster & Chester Ry. Co I.itte and intermediate Schedule in Etiect Dec. 27, 1914. .. 1?1' i u-t No. 117?Columbia, Kingsi Eastern Time. intermediate stations. 7 WESTBOUND. Trains leave Lancaster for , , . ? nn o on N?* 118 Kill gSVille, COillD Lv. Lancaster . ..b:00am .-30pm intermediate stations, 8 Lv. Fort Lawn . . b:30am?4:08pm N i13_Rook Hill. Bh J'V' T?*?c?mvllle Marion. Charlotte am Lv. Richburg ... ,6:58am?4:43pm modiate stations. 10:05 Ar. Chester ..... 7:4<lam 5:25pm N>0 114?Kingsville, C T _. t hAoTBOUNU. Charleston and lnte Lv. Chester 9:00am?6:45pm I stations 1 36 p. m Lv. Richburg 9:45am?7:27pm ,;;o n7__nock Hill. Yorki Lv. Bascomvllle .10.00am 7.38pna intermediate stations Lv Fort Lawn ..10:30am?7:55pm ! p m Ar. Lancaster . . .11:00am 8._<>pm Schedule figures are publ Connections Chester with ^Tou^" information only, not gui ern. Seaboard and (arolina & North- i por information as to p western Railways {. et ra? on Fort Lawn, with Seaboard Air L ienRailway. w CAUTH^N A Lancaster wth Southern Railway, j I(,K ORE AM?The very besl A. P. MeLURR, Supt. at the New Kandy Kitchei i delivered anywhere, any timi ITATHm. 40c> half-gallon 75c, gallo STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I g1'"" County of Lancaster. I Hy J. E. Stewman, Judge of Probate. 1 Whereas W. S. Moore has madel ? suit to me to grant him letters of administration of the estate and % effects of Maggie Moll wain. deceased. pS _..? r, These .are, therefore, to cite and I / * . admonish all and singular the kind- I 9 * ! red and creditors of the said deceas- t I ji ? ed. that they be and appear before rr-me. in the court of probate, to be I " JJ y---held at I>ancaster on August 1.1th, \ i, IS 15. next, after publication there- jl of. at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to J \ N. ..JL show caus? if any they have, why I V x,*' the said .. ministration should uot ^ be granted. /' Given under my hand, this 30th ^ ' day of July Anno Domini 1915. J. E. STEWMAN. ^ Probate Judge. _* r> To the Business citation. Men of Lancaste STAT,E OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ' The prosperity of a city is ii County of I<ancaater. I pride runs high, prosperity lu By J. E. Stewman, Judge of Probate. live and do business in. Whereas. Maggie C. Maelll ha* helps to a remarkabl made suit to me to grant her letters throughout a community. It | of administration of the estate and Municipal buildings, stores an effects of John R. Maglll, deceased. bound to be one of the direct , , tn the paint, but because of These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said do- ^ ceased, that they be and appear be- IJlltT-n Rqv fore me, in the court of probate, to be held at Lancaster on August 10th, ' 1915, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to mixed with pure Unseed oil is show cause, if any they have, why economical. Get in touc the said administration should not BENNE be granted. Given under my hand, this 27th ? day of Julv Anno Domini 1915. J. E. STEWMAN, mmj s . Probate Judge. PIPmI Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ?~ All persons having claims against mmj ? the estate of 1'. M. Neal, deceased. Jhyiir?k are hereby notified to file the same, y duly verified, with the undersigned, i ?????? and those indebted to said estate will j please make payment likewise. * * MATILDA M. NEAL. Executrix Estate of said Deceased ?>LUMP! Do*n ffoes I July 2. 1915. b ~ . I on the scales. Yo Notice of Discharge. Notice is hereby given that the the indicator ss it bounce undersigned will, as guardian of the estate of Manly J. Small, decayed, FinaIly it Rettlc9 at a fig on the 23rd day of August, 1910, J B make her final return as such guar- _i LA i i dlan and apply to the probate court W,,B* Jou 88irea rorof Lancaster county for letters dis- i,. _ i. rulaaory. 1 hftt 8 we*ght waywardi jerit9ha a. small, t> ? l. ? Guardian Estate of said Deceased. liutcher am ilea, inqun July 23, 1916. ... , anil do. and yon say yea. Notice of Discharge. ... , . . . . , lL w . ... .. All of which is not the Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will, as administratrix . . . *ws..? .u:_ of the estate of w. t. VanLanding- ^ thin?3 in this ham. deceased, on the 30th day of . TI, , August, 191 r>, make her final return ?"0P- >*? endeavor to gi aa such administratrix and apply to . . the probate court of Lancaster coun- weigrtL ty for letters dismiHspry. ALICE V ANLA NDINOHAM. m Adm'nistratrix Estate of said De- f I ft necsed. f 1 fV | July 30. 1916. ^**^7 * be reached from a distance HP. VA? LOOM TD v ^ j MKt A C'0>sl7K<ei/T?OA4 J I THC aid I VSOCI&TV'; y ^ JAPANKSK ( AIJINKT tJCIT* io ^street 'Miters Follow l/ciul of I'rctiiier. it is it9" llrilwry CliarK*^ Cause. imember, 1 okio( July ->0.?1 h*1 Jupuu6S6 sing sen- Cabinet headed by Count Okunia as a Iran- premier, lias resigned. This action ; for the followed the resignation yesterday of . Viscount Kunetak Dura, minister of __ _ __ tlie interior after an investigation by yVAX. (ju. ministry of justice into bribery South. charges resulting from the March 5DULE8. parliamentary elections. from: Viscount Oura's resignation was illll and sanctioned by Kmperor Yoshihito, ib*a*and after a report on the situation hart lti:06 been made to him by Count Okuma Premier Okuma. believing lie g. Char- .hould hold himself responsible for stations, .. ... , . .. _ . the acts ot the members ot bis CabMile and inet. was the first to tender his resrg :41 p.m. nation. The other ministers immed . . iatelv derided to follow his example, abla and ... 31 a m I receiving Count Okuma the icksburg, Kmperor summoned the elder states 1 Inter- ! men for a conference. A Cabinet , "t.'. j change at this time is unpopular, be-olumbla | . . rmedlate ot the war | $100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper \vl!" he pleisel to , , . , learn that there is at ! i>t on-* dr id -I iltcssa I is Ilea as: j; ,lt s. ?, - ,. able to urn la ill It* iranteed. stages. and that Is Catarrh. Hall - Catarrh t urn is the only new known to the tn< 1 msseiiger jru| fraternity. Catarrh being > ennaUtutionaI disease, reijnires a constitutional treatment llall'.s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly Upon the blood anil mucous surface* of gent. the system, thereby destroying the foundation in town ,h'" disease, and giving the patient strength ' es a Kt building up the eonstltuflon and issistlng n* 1. OrdcrB tore In doing its work The proprietors havo ? Quart *? much faith in its curative powers that they " ** *' offer tine Hundred Hollars r ir any ms? thit It n $1.25. fall* to cur?. Send for list of testimonial*, at home. Addreaa K. J. CHENRY A CO , Tolelo. O. 59 Sold by all Druggists. 7.V Take Hall's Family PIU? for eooltlpaUoa. ^ LANCASTER r*\ \ Message \? l\ No. S r i direct proportion to the local pride. Where local is a firm foothold. Such a town is a good place to e degree in spreading an impression of prospenty jives a fresh, new, inviting look wherever it is used, d homes feel its good effects. Growing business ia results of a liberal use of paint, not from any tnagic the pride which is stimulated. ' Le^ White Lead the paint of quality and always has been. Lasting :h with us today. We carry all painting requisite*. ITT-TE KRY COMPANY. FOH S AI.K ItV *v VAOOV \'r, ' Meat Market E . ? """ ?~ ?j en i?i??